Policy + Advocacy for Climate and Health
The Policy and Advocacy workgroup empowers CACHE members to use their voices as health professional voices to advocate for policies that address climate change and strengthen climate resilience. We work in close partnership with the NC Conservation Network and other organizations to center the needs of communities most impacted by climate and health inequities. Nationally, we collaborate with the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health to advance federal policy initiatives.
We advocate for climate solutions that benefit health right now - including:
A transition to clean energy
Clean, accessible transportation
Policies that protect the health and safety of patients and providers, especially in the face of extreme weather and environmental hazards
For more information, email info@carolinaadvocates.org.
Future Policy + Advocacy Workgroup Activities
Developing and supporting 1 to 3 annual advocacy campaigns each year
Meeting with our affiliate NC Conservation Network’s policy team and other concerned organizations to learn about the environmental justice landscape in NC, and where our health professional voice can best be used to accelerate equitable climate solutions
Contributing content to social media streams and the monthly CACHE newsletter
Providing media with quotes and interviews on the health impact of climate change
Reviewing climate health focused sign-on letters developed by other state and national environmental/climate/health/equity organizations and adding our CACHE signature when appropriate
Writing editorials and/or letters to state and elected officials encouraging initiatives which support climate health mitigation, adaptation, and resilience
Devising a strategy to identify and prioritize the needs of EJ communities and community-based organizations